Well, I hope it goes better than the direct feedback I received from Janis Ian for the At Seventeen piece. Her feedback was, “Thank you. None of this is true.” No wonder nobody liked her in high school.
Thanks, Deirdre. The thing I didn’t see in the video when I wrote it was the metronome paint can. It’s pretty obvious once you see it. I snuck it in because it’s such a perfect detail for this sequence.
What a man. I watched the movie for the first time in my 30s and didn't expect it to be so dark. I love pretty much everything Travolta did during this time - Blow Up, Welcome Back Kotter...
Kinda wishing I wasn’t so old to have seen this on the big screen… what a review you give, cooler by far than the actual film although at the time… well you know the rest!
It’s pretty grim. I was too young to see it when I did. My parents were atrocious monitors of cinematic health. This one might’ve gotten away from them.
ah, is it. okay. Maybe that's why I've never seen it. Thanks for warning. I'm feeling a bit thin-skinned right now, so perhaps I'll delay it until I've got some armour back on.
I hope you passed. Some of it is really traumatic, like when you're a kid and you don't forget seeing it. When I'm on the Verrazano bridge I always think about it. Still.
I passed. Far too vulnerable for anything grim. Got myself gripped by Studio 60 instead, that wonderful Aaron Sorkin show he wrote post WW that got usurped by 30Rock. His writing just lights me up. The king of dialogue.
Definitely not one for when you're not feeling terribly buoyant. It's weird though, it feels like it should be a simple, fluffy movie about a boy who likes to dance.
Ooh you are as cool as John Travolta my dear. That is some hot shimmy-shimmy strut writing! I love it. I saw that movie when I was a tad too young, snuck into the other theatre after watching International Velvet!!! It came as a bit of a shock!
If John Travolta has not personally reached out to thank you for this better-than-a-Hollywood-star honor then that just means he hasn’t read it yet.
Well, I hope it goes better than the direct feedback I received from Janis Ian for the At Seventeen piece. Her feedback was, “Thank you. None of this is true.” No wonder nobody liked her in high school.
https://adambnathan.substack.com/p/at-seventeen
If I was still writing movie reviews (a favorite hobby of my 20-something self), I would have thrown in the towel after reading this.
Ha-ha. I doubt it. 😆
You could be as cool as Travolta with this story! Ah, you are!
Undoubtedly for a few minutes walking out of the theater I was. 😀
I love that you can hear the footsteps in part of it. It was so fun to read this, thank you!
Thanks, Deirdre. The thing I didn’t see in the video when I wrote it was the metronome paint can. It’s pretty obvious once you see it. I snuck it in because it’s such a perfect detail for this sequence.
What a man. I watched the movie for the first time in my 30s and didn't expect it to be so dark. I love pretty much everything Travolta did during this time - Blow Up, Welcome Back Kotter...
Welcome Back Kotter! My family did not have a television (long story), but I loved Welcome Back Kotter when I could see it at a friend's house.
This film really was dark though. Pretty grim.
Oh yes, Welcome Back Kotter! Legendary stuff.
"welcome back, welcome back, welcome back..."
Kinda wishing I wasn’t so old to have seen this on the big screen… what a review you give, cooler by far than the actual film although at the time… well you know the rest!
Yes, big screen here, too. :-)
And now I admit I've never seen it, the full movie, I mean. I've sent myself an imdb reminder. That's Sunday's movie sorted.
It’s pretty grim. I was too young to see it when I did. My parents were atrocious monitors of cinematic health. This one might’ve gotten away from them.
ah, is it. okay. Maybe that's why I've never seen it. Thanks for warning. I'm feeling a bit thin-skinned right now, so perhaps I'll delay it until I've got some armour back on.
I hope you passed. Some of it is really traumatic, like when you're a kid and you don't forget seeing it. When I'm on the Verrazano bridge I always think about it. Still.
I passed. Far too vulnerable for anything grim. Got myself gripped by Studio 60 instead, that wonderful Aaron Sorkin show he wrote post WW that got usurped by 30Rock. His writing just lights me up. The king of dialogue.
Definitely not one for when you're not feeling terribly buoyant. It's weird though, it feels like it should be a simple, fluffy movie about a boy who likes to dance.
Yup. That's why I was let free in there.
I literally thought it was exactly that.
First time ever I'm watching this ("arrested development", mine I mean)
I know the song of course. I think I'll add it to the playlist now. Thank you, supercool post
I played it the entire time I wrote this so I’m probably up to “never again.” It’s an amazing piece of music, though.
Ooh you are as cool as John Travolta my dear. That is some hot shimmy-shimmy strut writing! I love it. I saw that movie when I was a tad too young, snuck into the other theatre after watching International Velvet!!! It came as a bit of a shock!
I'm in shock just reading that. 🤣